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Tech giants face a new levy to pay for Australian news. What is the proposed model and how will it work?

Media | The Guardian · Tom McIlroy Political editor · last updated

Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism

Labor has unveiled its proposed design for the news bargaining incentive (NBI), the plan to make large digital platforms pay for news content in Australia.

Replacing the Morrison government’s news media bargaining code (NMBC), the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make commercial deals with publishers and help fund journalism.

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